The Chaser

"The hunter and the hunted, the ultimate chase begins."

2008 2h 5m KO

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 1,653

CrimeThrillerAction

Synopsis

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Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client, whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.

“The hunter and the hunted, the ultimate chase begins.”

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Cast

Kim Yoon-seok
Eom Jung-ho
Ha Jung-woo
Ji Young-min
Seo Young-hee
Kim Mi-jin
Kim You-jung
Eun-ji
Jung In-gi
Detective Lee
Choi Jung-woo
Chief of Police
Min Kyung-jin
Captain
Park Hyo-ju
Detective Oh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Na Hong-jin
Writers: Na Hong-jin
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $36M — a 13.8× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Na Hong-jin, shot by Lee Seong-je. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kim Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Sun-min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kim Yoon-seok and Ha Jung-woo and Seo Young-hee carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The hunter and the hunted, the ultimate chase begins.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Na Hong-jin directs. Lee Seong-je behind the camera. Kim Jun-seok scores. Kim Sun-min cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $36M — a 13.8× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 18 years ago.
4Directed by Na Hong-jin, shot by Lee Seong-je. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kim Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kim Sun-min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kim Yoon-seok and Ha Jung-woo and Seo Young-hee carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The hunter and the hunted, the ultimate chase begins.".
9IMDB entry: tt1190539 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 19 themes, including "prostitute", "kidnapping", "psychopath", "pimp".